Good Food Market
(Grade A)Excellent market for ethnic and international foods. Coffee, Teas, Pita bread, Falafel, Tahini, Tomatoes, cucumbers, cold cuts like salame mortadella, etc etc.
Noodle St
(Grade A-) This is a blend between Ramen & Chinese food. We like the Spicy Beef broth soup with noodles and the pancake wrapped spicy beef. There also a chueng chu rice (not in Pasadena apparently. Monrovia has it) I like the Monrovia menu better, but Pasadena is closer. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $20–30
République Café Bakery & Répu
(Grade A+) This pastry chef is amazing, I have not gotten anything that is sub par here. The Kouign-Amann is simple but so flaky and the right amount of sugar on top. The Peach tart like any of the fruit tipped tarts, is amazing & of course Croissants are flaky and delicious, but that small little sandwich gets me every time. The baguette (If I can call it that) is so soft and the sesame seeds ok top, I can eat the bread by itself and will probably be satisfied. This one o got had ham & brie (with their…
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
(Grade A-) The Pizza was excellent A+, but the Bolognese sauce was horrible let's say D. So 5 star for the pizza, but 1 star for the Bolognese, it was very bland, needs some flavor, maybe Calabrese chili sauce. Will not be ordering it when I return. Update: Thank you for the response Francesco. I've been to the L'Antica Pizzeria daMichele in Napoli, and I do have to say, your pizza was better here than over there. The crust was excellent, also the pizzeria in Napoli only had 2 types, Margherita and Marinara when we were there in 2013. Now…
The Arbour
(Grade A) Great food, great ambience, reasonable prices. The chilli is my favorite, it comes with a Beef Fat candle, that melts as it illuminates and then you mix it and enjoy. All other foods are great also, great attention to detail. Beet and feta salad
Grá
(Grade A-) The peach & burrata salad was out of this world as far as I'm concerned. The Bagna Cauda flat bread, looked burnt when it came but it tasted DELICIOUS. On the pizza side of things, the dough was excellent soft yet slightly crispy on the outside with just the right amount of salt 👏. What I didn't however wee the extra "Accent" toppings like the honey on the "Banger Pizza or the truffle oil on the Mushroom pizza. While most people coming here would probably like these and perhaps get impressed, I feel these are gimmicks to just…
Zephyr Mediterranean Grill & Cafe
(Grade A) Excellent Mediterranean food. I love the Lahmajune (Meat Pizza), fried Halloumi, hummus & baba ghanouj are great. I like the Kafta and Chicken Kebabs also. Then of course the Kebbeh, just like mom used to make. The best Lahmajune
La Brea Bakery Cafe
(Grade A) Everything I got was delicious with the exception of the Short Rib/cheese sandwich, and the Kouign-amann, which was just OK as a pastry, but it was no Kouign-amann, it was more like a bread pudding, minus the pudding. The Kalamata olive bread, excellent, the spinach/feta croissant, of the charts, the regular croissant was ok, the chicken & Burrata was excellent, the quiche was wow! The crust was delicious, the quiche inside with the zucchini, well it just worked that's all I have to say. Can't wait to go back and get some more and try them. Service Take…
Wild Oak Cafe
(Grade B+) Very unique setting, used to be a service station in the middle of houses in the woodsy area of Pasadena/Glendale. The main dishes were very good, but the small stuff like croissants etc seemed to be pre-made, that's why I gave it 4 stars, other than that it would be 5 for sure. Service Dine in Meal type Brunch Price per person $10–20
Shogun Restaurant
(Grade A) Coming here for Sushi lately. The sushi area is always open for immediate seating. The 2 chefs are in front of you paying careful attention and giving you the order immediately and the quality is much better than I expected. Kudos. These were a good combination, my guests liked it too